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| Ruler | Displays the left and right margins; can set tabs and paragraph indents. |
| Track Changes | Keeps record of any changes you or a reviewer make in a document |
| Quick Access Toolbar | Contains buttons for saving a document and for undoing, redoing and repeating a change |
| Thesaurus | Lists synonyms for a Word document |
| Desktop Publishing | The process of combining text with graphics to create attractive documents |
| Group | Making one object from several selected objects; use the Shift Key to select multiple objects |
| Drop Cap | The first letter of a paragraph that is much larger and "drops" several lines below the paragraph text |
| Quick Styles | Predefined formats that you can apply by clicking a button in the Style group |
| Vertical Alignment | Positioning text between the top and bottom margins of a document |
| Memorandum | Written communication within a company |
| Ribbon | Contains the names of the Word tabs |
| Insertion Point | Blinking vertical line in the document window |
| Ctrl Key | Allos you to select blocks of text that are not next to each other |
| Ctrl +A | Selects everything in a document |
| Show Hide Command | Allows you to see hidden formatting marks in a document |
| Portrait Orientation | A page is longer than it is wide |
| Clipboard | Temporary storage place in a computer's memory |
| AutoComplete | Automatically completes the spelingo f the days of the wee, and months |
| AutoCorrect | Corrects comman capitalization, spelling, grammar, and typing erros as you type |
| Red Wavy Line | Indicates a possible misspelled word or a word that is not in Word's dictionary |
| Green Wavy Line | Indicates a possible grammatical error |
| Blue Wavy Line | Indicates that a word might be misused in context |
| Points | Measures the height of a character |
| Serif | Font face that has lines, curves or edges that extend form the ends of the letter; used for body copy |
| Sans Serif | Font fact that is straight edged; used for headlines and subheads |
| Script | Font face that looks like handwriting; used for formal invitations and announcements |
| Decorative | Fonts used to add personality to your document; should never be used for body copy and only one per page |
| Symbols | Ornamental fonts or special characters |
| Outline | Used to organize information in a hierarchical structure before writing a report or delivering a speech |
| Line Spacing | Amount of space between lines |
| Paragraph Spacing | Amount of space between paragraphs |
| Inline Object | An object that is inserted into text and then treated as if it were a character in a line of text; the graphic will not move |
| Masthead | Top portion of a newsletter or title o |
| Subhead | Main idea or title of an article; point size between 14 and 18 |
| Body Text | Text of the articles in newsletters; size of font should be between 9 and 12 |
| Caption | Explanatory text accompanying a graphic or chart |
| Pull Quote | Text set off in a box, generally larger than the surrounding type. It consists of important or interesting text from the body |
| SmartArt | Predesigned drawings that allow you to quickly insert diagrams and charts |
| Mail Merge | Combines a document with information that personalizes it |
| Main Document | The document with the information that does not change (usually a letter, business card, etc.) |
| Data Source | The file containing the information that varies (recipient list) |
| Merge Fields | Placeholders that are replaced with data from the data source when you perform the merge; a merge field looks like this: <address block? |
| Comment | Use the Review tab to insert a small note or annotation to a Word document; used when working collaboratively |
